Marry in haste and repent at leisure is a popular saying. One fact that takes a toll on modern marriages that are increasingly ending in divorce is financial incompatibility. Here is a look at the stress points that may develop in relationships

Nagesh Kini

That marriages are made in heaven is now passé in India too. Today more marriages result from romances that bloom at the workplace and on social networks. Often, the boy meets girl; they fall in love at first sight and move into a live-in relationship—no questions asked or explanations sought. In the traditional situation it was left to the elders of the families to carry out discrete inquiries into the social standing, financial status, character, et al, besides the customary matching of horoscopes before moving a formal proposal. All castes and communities generally followed this modus operandi, with slight local variations, across the country.

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